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Cancer Center

It is impossible to describe how devastating it is to hear the words, “you
have cancer.” I could not believe what I heard. I am thankful that
in the midst of feeling fear and desperation, I was directed to the Cohen
Cancer Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Emergency Department

When faced with a medical emergency while at my workplace, Newark Beth
Israel Medical Center was there for me. I was rushed to the Emergency
Department at The Beth after experiencing sudden, severe pain. I thought
I was having a heart attack.

Heart Health

My story is not for the faint of heart. At two years old, I hit my chest
on the corner of a table in our living room. The impact caused me to pass
out and turn black and blue, sending my mother into a panic.

Heart Transplant

At just 28-years-old, I needed a heart transplant. With literally hours
left to live, my mother received the miracle phone call from Newark Beth
Israel Medical Center that saved my life. A heart was available for me.

No one had more confidence in the health care provided at Newark Beth Israel
Medical Center than my mother, Esther Shilling. My two brothers and I
were all born at The Beth and for more than 20 years, our mother proudly
served as a registered nurse there, assisting in the treatment of heart
patients in the Pacemaker Center.